Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1887-08-05
state Commissioner Rich Is inspecting

army OF the republic encampment.
Mrs. Johnson OF East Tawas horse whip
ped her husband for getting drunk.
| The Rifle river bridge near Alger Is the
highest railroad bridge in Michigan.
Edward Garland was run oyer by the
cars and killed near Black River tho other
day.
+. N Scott, Cleveland news paper man,
is the new assistant librarian at Ann
Arbor.
A mysterious cattle disease is causing
The death of many cattle IN Kalamazoo
county.
The law and order league OF West Bay
City has waged war on the gambling fra
ternity.
Judge Follett, the Astounding probate
Judge of Grand Rapids, is said to be in
Honduras.
T. f. Shien had $3.50 horse killed by a
passenger train near Van Ettan Lake the
other day
The remnants OF the Tenth Michigan in
fantry "reune" at Bancroft the latter
part of August.
Battle Creek wants railroads from Ionia
and the north, from Bay City and another
from the southwest
Lockwood Ward. the richest man in
Eaton county, died at his home in Yer
montville n few days ago.
Prof. 4. T. Anderson late OF the Orchard
Lake academy, has been appoint princi-
pal of the Flint high school.
Capt Thos. Ball of the Youngstown
mine Crystal Falls, fell fifty feet down a
shaft and will probably die.
Sixty miles Of the Toledo * Muskegon
road graded from Greenville west. Track
laying will commence soon.
David Lee OF East Saginaw broke his
right arm n few days ago, and the next
day he fell and broke his right leg.
Secretary Storrs of the state board OF
charities has Inspected Michigan jails and
poorhouses 'In pretty good shape" is
his verdict,
White bass are reported 10 be biting in
White Lake. This is the first time that
this valuable fish has been seen there in
some wears.
OF the total amount of internal revenue
collected for the fiscal year just ended
Michigan contributed the hand some sum
of sl,6J1, e07.
Gov. Luce has appointed Chief Mower OF
the Saginaw police force delegate to the
corrections and charities congress at Oma
la, August =.
Mrs. Bates, wife OF l.. j. Bates, formerly
of the Detroit Post but now editor OF the
Lansing Republican, choked to death in
that city few days ago.
James Stevens, drain commissioner OF
Wayne county, had his pocket picked of
800 the other night, while boarding a
Wabash train at BellevilIe.
Supt. Nicholson Of the Detroit house OF
correction is making arrangements to add
the manufacture of spring beds to the in
dustries of that Institution.
John Burnham OF Milwaukee while at
a Grand Rapids hotel, jumped out OF
window and was badly injured while I'M
der the influence OF dream.
The board of control of swamp lands
have appropriated the last acre. The last
legislature appropriated nearly 1000
while the state possessed only Al 600 acres.
The body of Charles J. Wernan, the
Grand Rapids murderer and suicide has
been sent to the Ann Arbor picking vat
Wernan's friends were unable 10 bury him,
Ashley q Mitchell's dock at the foot OF
First street, Detroit, was damaged by fire
the other morning to the amount Of over
$50, 900. Five valuable horses were burned
to death.
The West Michigan division OF the
Salvation Army will hold a camp-meeting
at Warmers Grove south of Coldwater
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being made.
Prominent Flint men have organized a
stock company for the purpose OF building
a large hotel at Long Lake. The name OF
the company is the Long Lake Summer
Resort company.
There are no cemeteries in Menominee
township and the residents are obliged TO
either bury their dead in door yards and
orchards or else purchase lots in some out
side burying place.
Jacob Stewart, city scaveng ger of Jackson
crawled under his wagon to fix n cracked
axle, when 1t gave way and dropped the
box across his chest, causing death before
relief could be given.
Muskegon and Bear Lakes are being
ruined by a few mill owners who make
them the receptacles for the sawdust and
refuse from their mills, thus polluting the
water and killing the fish.
John s. Long, we'll known and wealthy
Grand Rapids lumberman, had n 500 Pot
ter watch stolen at Denver 1t was found
with an Omaha pawn broker, who is
thought to be in cahoots with the thieves
Eleven Muskegon druggists have been ar
rested for violating the law by selling
liquor as beverage. All except one waived
examination and were bound over to the
October term Of the circuit court for trial
If Arthur Smith, who is supposed 10 he
in the liquor business somewhere in this
state, will write to his brother James
Smith OF Pawtucket r. l., he may hear
something he ought to have known long
ago.
The Pinkerton detectives who worked
the Muskegon saloon-drug store cases, say
that druggists there keep bottled beer in
ice chests for their patrons, as well as
wine, whisky and brandy.
Prominent state educators are asked
their opinions on what plan will bui d the
cheapest best lighted best warmed and